The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, a digital equivalent of allowing the government to fight perceived threats by monitoring which books citizens check out from the library, has passed the House and moved to the Senate. ThinkProgress highlights key elements of the bill and its potential for "disastrous" effects on online privacy.

Poynter wrap on coverage of FCC's decision to order the top four broadcasters in the top fifty markets to post political ad records online. The decision excludes 160 markets smaller than Louisville, Ky., and allows broadcasters to post the records in any format, making them unsearchable.

A Georgia bill that was originally drafted to restrict the rights of unions to protest outside businesses and private residences has attracted opposition from the Tea Party and other conservative groups that have come to realize it could curtail their rights, too.

As part of Occupy Education events around the country, Bay Area students and unions, including CWA, began a march to Sacramento last week.